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A South Korean military official who spoke to the JoongAng anonymously said the objective of the visit was for the USA missile defense chief to inspect THAAD and boost the morale of the forces operating the system. Cheong Wa Dae said the probe has confirmed an "intentional omission" of such facts by a ministry official. A "full-blown" environmental study could take up to one year. (more...)

Last Thursday, June 1, President Donald Trump took one of the most damaging steps yet of his fledgling presidency. Climate change always finishes out of the money in public interest polling, but Trump's dissing of the Paris accord has gotten everyone's attention. (more...)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and leadership are presenting their conference with options for their version of a healthcare bill at a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, according to those reports . Some Republican governors have proposed that the elderly, the disabled, pregnant women and children be exempted from any cap. Senators who darted between meetings said they are considering ways to entice more people to hold insurance by making their tax credits more generous ... (more...)

Jon Corzine, a Goldman alum Christie defeated in 2009. Gov. Kim Guadagno , center, distanced herself from Christie Tuesday night and slammed Murphy's ties to Wall Street. "Very strong personality. Number two doesn't have a say". "If we elect Phil Murphy governor of the state of New Jersey, then the only person who will be able to afford to live in the state of New Jersey will be Phil Murphy". (more...)

Government lawyers have sought to convince judges that they should not consider the president's statements but instead limit their analysis to the text of the ban. Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who served under President George W. Bush, told the Huffington Post that Trump's actions "presents a challenge that the Department of Justice will have to deal with". (more...)

But The New York Times , which first reported the interaction with Sessions, said it came after Trump had asked Comey in February to end an FBI investigation into Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn . When Bratton made the cover of Time Magazine, it was the last straw, and he was gone within the year. Both White House officials and an outside group that backs Trump plan to hammer Comey in the coming days for misstatements he made about Clinton's emails during his last ... (more...)

In a post on his Twitter account Wednesday morning, Trump said, "My children, especially my 11-year-old son, Barron, are having a hard time with this". Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster checked in with an eye-rolling tweet about people looking up "covfefe" on its website. He is also purportedly under scrutiny in the FBI's ongoing investigation of potential collusion between Russian Federation and Trump's 2016 campaign. (more...)

However, he added, he had not heard from the White House about the Comey hearing as of midday Tuesday. Republican committee member Senator Roy Blunt said he welcomed Comey's testimony, but warned there could be "a big problem" if the ousted Federal Bureau of Investigation boss is too restrictive in his responses. (more...)

Trump announced last week he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris accord , saying it was bad for his country and its economy but kept the door open for a "new transaction" on terms that are fair to America. She later acknowledged that the U.S. set its own emissions targets under the Paris agreement, which is voluntary and non-binding, but blamed the Obama administration for setting goals that were not attainable. (more...)

Police have since carried out raids in east London and arrested 12 people suspected of being connected to the attacks. Election campaigning resumed on Monday, and the agenda has been dominated by security issues ahead of Thursday's vote. (more...)

The Intercept said the documents were submitted anonymously. She could now face 10 years in prison. NY Daily News writer Shaun King also voiced his support for victor, calling her a "courageous young woman" and "a brilliant Air Force veteran disturbed by what she saw". (more...)

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said in a report released on Monday that by supporting insurgent groups, Pakistan demonstrates that it is a threat to the United States rather than an ally. Ghani added that Afghanistan's other Asian neighbors must also play a role. "Foreign fighters have increased in the last two years". The U.S. military, however, estimated the number of IS loyalists in Afghanistan stood at about 3,000 at the group's peak two years ago, but ... (more...)

No group has claimed the attacks, but the government has blamed the Taliban-allied Haqqani Network for Wednesday's bombing. But shortly after the president opened the Kabul Process, at least one rocket was sacked into the Green Zone nearby, the area that houses the headquarters of the coalition forces as well as several foreign embassies, police said; the weapon landed at a tennis court close to the USA military headquarters, but no one was injured. (more...)

That Johnson has committed could be viewed as an indication that he'll be able to play right away for UNC. If he is, he could help the Tar Heels fill the considerable void left by the departed Justin Jackson , the 6-foot-8 wing forward who earned ACC Player of the Year honors. (more...)

There were a few "suggestive" moments, she said. Constand said she met Cosby in 2002 at Temple, where he was a trustee. "He had taken out his penis and put lubricant on his penis and wanted her to fondle him and she didn't want to do that", Miller continued. (more...)

Mission Blue is proud to be voluntarily committing to the creation of 30 new ocean Hope Spots by 2020 in support of United Nations SDG14. "From the responses from sea countries, you know how serious the adverse effects on those countries and the people on those islands are". (more...)

He referred to an interview Khan gave to BBC in which he told Londoners that they "will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. "We aren't going to allow anybody, whether it's Donald Trump or anybody else, to divide our communities", Khan said. Bloomberg News later tried again to get the prime minister to answer on Trump, asking: "But is he wrong on Sadiq Khan?" "And this president is trying to do something to protect the people of this country". (more...)

The governors of California, New York and Washington, all Democrats, launched the coalition Thursday after Trump said he would withdraw the United States from the Paris accord, saying its terms are not fair and predicting major job losses because of the agreement. (more...)

Given that Game 7 is scheduled for Pittsburgh, you probably still have to give the Penguins the slight edge in this series to repeat as Cup champions after a 5-3 win in Game 1 - even if the Predators were the better team for long stretches - and a 4-1 win in Game 2 . (more...)

While three attackers reportedly opened fire inside Iran Parliament, two carried out a suicide attack inside the Khomeini shrine. An unknown gunman has injured several people at the tomb of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, near capital Tehran . (more...)